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Description: A synthetic narcotic, fentanyl has been detected in an increasing number of illicit drug overdose deaths in Metro Vancouver. Many of the people who died were recreational and/or occasional users and don’t appear to have known they were ingesting fentanyl, as it is easily hidden in other drugs.

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During her first workout at Orangetheory Fitness in Fairfax, Va., Donna Reid was blown away by two things: "how hard it was and how loud it was." The 51-year-old adored the interval training program, but when it came to the accompanying music assaulting her eardrums, well, that didn't seem so sound.

For a generation, many North American parents have indulged children’s picky eating tendencies by sticking them in an endlessly repeating loop of chicken fingers, burgers, pizza, plain pasta, mac and cheese, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

With more waistlines bulging over more belts, no wonder the idea that we can be hefty and healthy is so popular. But before you go ahead and celebrate your girth, the concept of healthy obesity is being challenged.

The best advice for cancer prevention is to do what your mom always told you: Eat your fruit and vegetables, get some exercise and keep that weight in a healthful range, says Stephen Hursting, a professor […]

It's that time of year when New Year's resolutions begin to fade, and even the best-laid plans can become sidetracked as life gets busy. But as psychologists and behavioral economists have found reasons why it's so easy to let good intentions slide, they've also come up with tools to help.

Can guzzling industrial quantities of liquid kale, deploying the word "purify" more frequently than John the Baptist, and booking into a colonic irrigation clinic really be beneficial for one's health? We separate fact from fad.

If you’re one of the thousands of Canadians who received an activity tracker during the holidays, you’re probably well into the honeymoon stage where you’re paying it lots of attention and loving the attention it provides in return.